17 (A)Is it not the wheat harvest today? (B)I will call to the Lord, that He will send [a]thunder and rain. Then you will know and see that (C)your wickedness is great which you have done in the sight of the Lord, by asking for yourselves a king.” 18 So Samuel called to the Lord, and the Lord sent [b]thunder and rain that day; and (D)all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel.

19 Then all the people said to Samuel, “(E)Pray to the Lord your God for your servants, so that we do not die; for we have added to all our sins (F)this evil, by asking for ourselves a king.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 12:17 Lit sounds
  2. 1 Samuel 12:18 Lit sounds

17 Is it not wheat harvest(A) now? I will call(B) on the Lord to send thunder(C) and rain.(D) And you will realize what an evil(E) thing you did in the eyes of the Lord when you asked for a king.”

18 Then Samuel called on the Lord,(F) and that same day the Lord sent thunder and rain. So all the people stood in awe(G) of the Lord and of Samuel.

19 The people all said to Samuel, “Pray(H) to the Lord your God for your servants so that we will not die,(I) for we have added to all our other sins the evil of asking for a king.”

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